Ad Spending on Blogs, Podcasts, RSS to Hit $50M in 2006

According to a study conducted by PQ Media, ad spending on blogs, podcasts and RSS will reach $50 million this year.

The report found that blog, podcast and RSS advertising are the fastest growing segments of the alternative media industry. Spending on user-generated online media expanded at an aggregate 198.4% to $20.4 million in 2005, and is expected to grow another 144.9% to $49.8 million in 2006.

By 2010, that total is expected to be a whopping $757 million — with blog advertising making up 39.7% of the total and podcast advertising comprising 43.2%.

Which marketing categories are the most profitable? Technology, automobile, and media. Last year, these three accounted for more than half of total spending on user-generated online media.

Source: BtoBonline

Comments

One Response to “Ad Spending on Blogs, Podcasts, RSS to Hit $50M in 2006”

  1. Razib Ahmed on April 17th, 2006 4:15 am

    “The report found that blog, podcast and RSS advertising are the fastest growing segments of the alternative media industry this is “- this is surely good news for all of us who are trying to make a living or are getting some extra cash from blogging. I believe that the market for blogging advertisement will be even larger than the prediction made here.

Leave a Reply